A delegation of 32 engineers from China visited a Crenshaw/LAX Line construction site last week while they were participating in the International Conference on Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering and International Chinese Transportation Professional Association (IACGE/ICTPA). The visit was one of the highlights of IACGE/ICTPA, an annual conference which rotates internationally between cities [continue reading]
Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) is inviting the public and businesses to participate in the third annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) outreach event Tuesday, May 19 at Inglewood City Hall, One Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WSCC will provide an update on upcoming bid opportunities for disadvantaged [continue reading]
Redondo Boulevard at Florence Avenue will be permanently closed on Friday in preparation of upcoming construction activities for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Cars will not be able to turn from Redondo onto Florence or vice versa. The closure is being done so that the old railroad tracks can be removed and new [continue reading]
If you haven’t yet visited Metro’s new Lost and Found location across from the Gold Line Heritage Square Station it probably means you haven’t recently lost anything. Well done! But [continue reading]
Metro’s Eat, Shop, Play Crenshaw campaign continued today with more merchants displaying and selling their wares at Metro headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. Eso Won Books, One-Of-A-Kind Hats and Freddi Jones Luxury Bath & Body Collection participated in the second monthly event as part of Metro’s campaign to help merchants [continue reading]
Metro is pleased to announce that LeDaya Epps, a success story from Metro’s Project Labor Agreement and Career Construction Policy, will be a special guest of First Lady Michelle Obama [continue reading]
Traffic on Crenshaw and Exposition boulevards returned to normal this past weekend after Metro on Saturday completed the decking operation for the future Crenshaw/Expo underground station for the Crenshaw/LAX Line [continue reading]
An important heads up: Due to the recent rainy weather, the final 90 feet of roadway decking on Crenshaw Boulevard will need to be extended for seven more days. The work [continue reading]
More than 1,000 people pledged to “Eat, Shop, Play Crenshaw” during the campaign kick off this past weekend at the ninth annual Taste of Soul festival. The campaign seeks to remind residents and visitors to the Crenshaw Corridor that local businesses are open during construction for the Creshaw/LAX Line. Metro’s “Experience [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Lack of parking drives many away from mass transit (L.A. Times) An updated look at a long-debated issue in transit circles: how much, if any, lack of parking at [continue reading]
